My name is Andrea, I am a stay-at-home mom of 3. We are an unschooling family, we don't try to re-create school at home. We follow our children's interests and passions, and do not follow a curriculum. My children learn just like us adults learn.

My sister Maria and I have been working online since 2014 and we are working towards building a full-time income. I came to Wealthy Affiliate in 2014 and have not left! I love it here. They teach you everything you need to know to create an income online, and they have all the tools and resources I could ever need.

Andrea,
I've spent a good part of my day reading your blogs from the beginning as well as learning from your questions you've asked in the past. It's great to see how far you've come since Oct 2014. I just started my journey Nov 2016 so I'm still floundering around a bit and getting a grasp on all the info. I see you have at least 2 sites right now. The best organic skin care and the best organic lifestyle. Which one of these sites is doing the best for you money wise? I just try to study and see how other people's sites are set up and what is working for them. If you'd like to see my site (www.nostressgifts.com), I question whether I'm on the right path or if I should do another site more focused on one item or specific catered to a specific group like yours is. Any insight would be helpful since I know you've been down this road and a little further along than I am. Thanks!
Jen

Hi Jen :) Yes I have two sites. The skin care one brings in more money, but it is the one I have done the most work on and has the most traffic. I used to worry that my site was too big of a niche,, and that I should narrow down my niche to something more specific, but I am now happy I stuck with a bigger topics, because I never run out of content ideas! I have over 400 articles on that site.

I looked at your site and I see that you have a lot of product links. I would focus on writing more content that can link to those products. You have to pre-sell people. Why do you choose the gifts you did, and why should people buy them?

I just read your latest post. Thank you for being so honest about your experience. I know there is a scaling up factor in any business, not just online, where you have reached a certain level but aren't clear about how to advance from there. In your case, a big jump to double your income. My only suggestion is to find someone who has done it, ideally here in WA, who can give you an overview of what you need to do to move from where you are to doubling your income. Do this rather than hiring freelancers with specific skills in a patchwork approach. Get a outline of the big picture first and you can see what you need to fill in. I know there are some big earners here in WA. I would try to contact one of them. Maybe Kyle or Carson can refer you. I'm new here so II don't know the etiquette involved.

I have no doubt you'll succeed. Look what you've accomplished so far. Where you are now is just a bump in the road along the way common to any business trying to grow. Be optimistic and take action. Tom S.

Hi Andrea. I am still new here at WA and realize having a strong network of like-minded individuals is one of keys to success. I have just added you to my network and hope you could add me to yours in return :)

You've done a great job with your site. The way you have it all laid out, the colours and the images; it all just looks like a quality site about beauty and skin care. It conveys exactly the right impression. Very professional.

I admit--I totally ignore my skin! I think for me a big part of it is that I am a cheapskate and it is really difficult to spend a lot of money on a quality product when I can get by with a cheap product. I did start getting interested in clay when I was building things with it (mainly cob ovens), and have thought it would be interesting to explore clay-for-health sometime (I know some people eat it and brush their teeth with it, as well as using it on their skin).

Yes and no. I once joined a long time ago but was unable to stay committed due to financial hardships and cutting back on spending to make ends meet. Then I had 3 jobs so there was no time to start back up. Now I am back and very excited to be committed this time. My boyfriend and I have our own apartment and both have good salary jobs so I am able to do more with my life now. I make a decent living but know that I am capable of doing more. I owe a lot in student loans and I am ready to minimize that financial burden before finally starting to rebuild a savings account. It'seems been a rough few years but things are turning around and I am ready to be truly successful and financially independent. If you have any advice I would love to hear it alls. Shoot me a private message when you get a chance!

You, my dear, are a COMMENT GOD.:)
Would you entertain guest posting? I'd love an article from you, talking about your path to 300 visitors a day, How you've given up other things to grow your site, etc. It would make for a wonderful read! Please include links, etc and I will share you on my social outlets as well! Please let me know if you are interested!
Thanks for the awesome comments!
-Nicki

Read your profile, and felt compelled to follow you, I hope you will follow back, so we can assist each other. I just love your philosophy of home schooling. Following and encouraging a young person's interests and passions is what brings out the genius that is inherent in all of us - but which unfortunately gets stifled by the cookie-cutter mass production assembly line style of public schooling.

Congrats on getting started here. I just started and I can see from my Google Analytics that people are going to my website. I can't wait to start the premium upgrade, so I can get more training. Have you gotten to the financial success part yet? I can't wait to start seeing sales from my affiliate programs.

No seriously, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for following me. I’m pretty impressed with WA training and I think we will find a gold mine of information. Hmmm, seems like geniuses like us tend to gather in the same place (lol).

Anyway, here’s wishing you all my best for your success with online marketing. Please feel free to send me a private message if there is anything I can do for you. You may also want to check out my WA profile blog posts as there is some interesting and informative information there.

Sorry for the late response. I've been under the weather and I'm just now getting to my back log of email.

Ive just upgraded to Premium Membership and have been looking at a few posts from people and came across yours on Parre's profile. Your website looks awesome - are you making any money out of it at the moment?

You website is very good. If you are getting visits, you can not worry to much about the comments part of it. Maybe after awhile product buyers may come back about a particular product or with results from advance you gave.

Hi there. I just started here, and I have to say this: Please don't give up. I'm young, and I have a lot to learn, and I mean A LOT, but one day I want to get where you're at. And when I'm there, messing with plug-ins and getting frustrated, I know you'll be there with your astonishing website and giving advice about how you got through it. Sorry if I'm being too forward. I just really want you to succeed. *nod* ^_^

Thank you very much for following me here on Wealthy Affiliate !
I hope you get to love this platform as much as I and take full advantage of all its nice features. I am sure you have made the right choice if you are serious about creating your own online business. Don't be a stranger and do not hesitate to ask me, about anything you might wonder about regarding what we learn here. If I know, I will be glad to help out! ^^)

Hi Andrea,
Thanks for the connection. There is hope and I know you will fulfill it right here at WA. It is a great work to accomplish but without quitting you and I can accomplish it and see a great result. "Keep on, keeping on." Wishing you the best in your success.

Hi Andrea - I came across your website and it is GREAT! Did you do that all yourself? I am impressed. I just started and taking care not to go into overwhelm. I'll keep following you to see how it goes.

Hello Andrea and thanks for the follow. I really like your site. It really is not easy to find good skin care products that are organic. I will have to go back and look some more when I have more time. All my best wishes to you.

Andrea, your motivation will get you through....the training, the beginnings of the 'online' thing....you have the perfect desire and the determination to see it through...and you are in the best place possible to achieve online success....thank you for the follow and I look forward to networking with you!

Hi Andrea, thank you for the follow and I wish you every success with your online business. I believe WA can help you attain that and you're fortunate to be doing this with your sister, I think it's easier with two to bounce ideas, stay focused and share the work. :)

Hey Andrea, welcome & thx for looking in and for the follow, it's an honor! I'm sure you'll do really well at WA! Blessings & good luck to you and let me know if I might be of any help to you. May 2015 be your greatest year.

Hi Andrea. You joined WA around the same time as I did but I've been in internet marketing for a few years now so if you want any questions answered then drop me a line.
Have a nice day wherever you are.
Robert

Thank you Andrea for the follow and many blessings to you here at WA. If you have the time or wish to, please check out my blog posts on my profile page. I blog about ways to help you build a better website and best practices here at WA. I also post an entertaining and/or humorous blog every Sunday. Enjoy!

Hi and welcome to WA Premium! I wish you much success here at Wealthy Affiliate and in all you do! If you find you need help or just have a question - please ask - that's what we're here for...
Regards,

How are things going thus far? I just thought I would drop you a quick line and see how things are going! I hope everything is going well so far and you are enjoying your time within the Wealthy Affiliate community!

I'm sure you are busy following the training and building your online business, but get in touch with me if there is anything I can help you out with. Tons of support within the community if you are ever "stuck". :)

Thanks Marcus, I am doing well. I am exploring and figuring out if I want to join as a premium member. How many hours a day do you need to work in order to be successful at building a business that actually makes money? I am just curious because I am a stay-at-home mom with 3 homeschooled kids. I have about 2 - 3 hours a day to dedicate to this. I am already familiar with wordpress and already have 2 websites that I built before finding wealty affiliate, so I am not a total beginner. I was looking into purchasing Affilojetpack to jumpstart my online business, but I am not 100 percent sure it is a good buy. I found this place because I was looking for online money making reviews and found your site that recommended WA.

I completely understand you weighing up your options here. In my experience there is no set amount of time required to get your online business off the ground and earning an income. The important thing is to make sure that any time that you can set aside for your business should be quality time where you are able to focus as much as possible.

The time that you have available is more than enough in my opinion, and combine that with your knowledge and experience with Wordpress, I think you are actually in a strong position.

I hope this helps for now, Andrea. If I can be of any further help then feel free to drop me a line :-)

That is correct. Your initial 7 days are designed to give you time to assess the WA program, utilize the tools, training and support. If you decide to remain a Starter member beyond that time then certain aspects of the program are restricted, but you can still access your WA account and websites etc.

If you should upgrade to Premium then you will unlock everything within the community.

Welcome AMann,
WA is awesome! I finally found a place that can teach me all that I've wanted to know for sometime. I've actually stopped searching for ways to build a website and learn hosting for an online business.

First off, congrats on making the decision to join me at Wealthy Affiliate. It’s here that you are going to learn the best way to earn a legitimate income online.

This is that place that I have called home since 2006 and it is the only program that has helped me go "full time" within the online world. I have every confidence in what you are going to learn here and the community support that is offered to you. You will be more than capable of doing the same as me.

Let me help you get started by giving you the link to your 10 lesson training program on making money online. It’s here that you will get to learn how Wealthy Affiliate will help and you will also get to meet Kyle & Carson, the co-owners of Wealthy Affiliate.

This course has helped me and 10,000’s of others get started online, and I know it can do the same for you. Here’s the link:

Take your time and work your way through the lessons. Most importantly, take action on the “tasks” and what you learn. In doing so you will give yourself the best possible chance of generating an online income ASAP.

Everything you need to do that is right here at WA, so I hope you take full advantage!

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That is all for now, Andrea, and once again I would like to welcome you to this amazing work from home community. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions (at anytime) and I will be more than happy to help!

All the best for now :-)

Marcus
Owner & Founder of Work From Home Watchdog

PS - Please don't be afraid to ask questions, no matter how simple you think they might seem. I felt that way when I first joined and it maybe prevented me from getting up and running quicker than I did. I am here to help with ANYTHING so just ask away :-)